I have had a fortunate life. The most fortunate moment was to hear Luke Kelly sing at the Melbourne Town Hall. His voice soared through and filled that huge hall and my heart forever. His voice was astonishing and electrifying. Unforgettable and unsurpassed.
Albert Smith, i agree totally with your words. After nearly forty years of knowing the Dubliners’ music this is the first time that i hear yet this song.!! Is that a little overeaction of John at the background with his flute? Very Great!!
I agree. I could listen to him sing 🎶 anything. I’m 80 and have not ever been so enchanted with a personality and VOICE. Wish I had ever heard him live!💚💚💚☘️☘️☘️🥰
I only recently discovered this song but it's another masterpiece from Luke.Brilliant delivery of any song.Any song he sang was rarely bettered by anyone else.
Oh this was beautiful :) Never heard it before. Thank you once again Kellyoneill for all the work you do so that we can all share the joy of listening to his songs.
@@paulkinsella6536 But mány, thanks for Replacing this! I do heare some songs i didn’t know untill now! How can say that? Many, mány thanks again!!! Do You have more of this seldom stuff?! I do hope so...
Hey, I agree it would be a best seler, but im sorry i am in no position to release any of Luke's material (wish i was though) i am just another Luke fan like yourself. best i can do is send them to you via email.
On the 15th of April, we sailed down the land, On the bold Princess Royal bound for Newfoundland. We had 50 brave sea men in the ships company And eastward and westward right boldly sailed we. We'd only been sailing for days two and three When the man at the masthead a sail he did see. She came right down on us, right onward she bore. And under her mizzen peak, dark colours she wore. "Oh No!" cried the captain, "Now what shall we do? "Here comes a bold pirate and he'll make us heave to." "Oh NO," cried the chief mate, "That shall not be so. For we'll shake out our reefs, boys, and from him we'll go." And when that bold pirate came up along side. With loud speaking trumpet, "Whence come you," he cried. The chief mate ran aft and did answer him so, "We come from the free land bound for New Calio." "Then let go your lee braces and heave your ship to. For I have got letters to send there with you." "We will let go our lee braces and heave out ship to. Inside of some safe harbour, not along side of you." Then we let go our reefs boys and they hung to go. We let go our topgallant sails and they did also. He fired one shot after us, in hopes to prevail. But the Bold Princess Royal soon showed him her tail. He chaseded us and he chased-ed us throughout the long day. He chased-ed us and he chased-ed us , but he could not no way. He chased-ed us and he chased-ed us till night made him fail, Then he rolled up his mizzen and straight bore away. "Hurray!" cried the captain, "The priate has gone. Go down to your grog boys, go down everyone. Go down to your grog boys, and be of good cheer. For while we have serum, brave boys never fear."
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I have had a fortunate life. The most fortunate moment was to hear Luke Kelly sing at the Melbourne Town Hall. His voice soared through and filled that huge hall and my heart forever. His voice was astonishing and electrifying. Unforgettable and unsurpassed.
A lovely combination. A song of the sea and Luke's amazing voice.
Unforgotten great Luke Kelly with his wonderful voice, king of balladies.
I could listen to Luke singing the names in the telephone directory.
Albert Smith, i agree totally with your words. After nearly forty years of knowing the Dubliners’ music this is the first time that i hear yet this song.!! Is that a little overeaction of John at the background with his flute? Very Great!!
And John would know the tune...
I agree. I could listen to him sing 🎶 anything. I’m 80 and have not ever been so enchanted with a personality and VOICE. Wish I had ever heard him live!💚💚💚☘️☘️☘️🥰
This is so wonderful. Luke had great time for ballads of the sea and those who sailed her. Just magical.
I only recently discovered this song but it's another masterpiece from Luke.Brilliant delivery of any song.Any song he sang was rarely bettered by anyone else.
Such his perfect performance! You are Great! The best of the best of troubadors. God bless you forever and The Lovely Ireland. 😘💖🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Oh this was beautiful :) Never heard it before. Thank you once again Kellyoneill for all the work you do so that we can all share the joy of listening to his songs.
Kelly:
This is just the most beautiful rendition I've ever heard for this song.
Thanks so much for posting.
Dan Reilly
I neuer heard this song befreit, great Stoff. I love seasongs, i am german and live by the sea in kiel.
this is about the only one i dont have on a record from the Dubs. thanks for posting , another gem. Ray
It is on some early pressings of the 1969 album, At home with the Dubliners. Don't know why it was eventually deleted.
@@paulkinsella6536 But mány, thanks for Replacing this! I do heare some songs i didn’t know untill now! How can say that? Many, mány thanks again!!! Do You have more of this seldom stuff?! I do hope so...
I never knew Luke sang this - thanks for posting it - a fine fine song.
New one to me,love it.
love this song. love all lukes songs but some tug at my heart strings and this is one of them.
magical luke x
Luke Kelly is the greatest troubadour of IrlandeI like him .maria farrugia-harrison
Thanks for posting such great songs from Luke
Unreal never heard alot of these tunes. Thanks so much Kelly
thank you again. its just great.
A voice off an angel
RIP - never fogotten Thanks Kelly
Love it!, and the reference to Newfoundland makes me want to cry
Hey,
I agree it would be a best seler,
but im sorry i am in no position to release any of Luke's material (wish i was though)
i am just another Luke fan like yourself.
best i can do is send them to you via email.
Man he had a special gift
this one is great !
He is the best of the best always...whitout doubt!!!
Luke here in a different mode ? its good i like it as always sung to perfection who is on mandolin i wonder ? thanks again kelly
Really? That's pretty cool, I never knew or even thought he would.
Luke also played a mandolin
Thanking You. x
On the 15th of April, we sailed down the land,
On the bold Princess Royal bound for Newfoundland.
We had 50 brave sea men in the ships company
And eastward and westward right boldly sailed we.
We'd only been sailing for days two and three
When the man at the masthead a sail he did see.
She came right down on us, right onward she bore.
And under her mizzen peak, dark colours she wore.
"Oh No!" cried the captain, "Now what shall we do?
"Here comes a bold pirate and he'll make us heave to."
"Oh NO," cried the chief mate, "That shall not be so.
For we'll shake out our reefs, boys, and from him we'll go."
And when that bold pirate came up along side.
With loud speaking trumpet, "Whence come you," he cried.
The chief mate ran aft and did answer him so,
"We come from the free land bound for New Calio."
"Then let go your lee braces and heave your ship to.
For I have got letters to send there with you."
"We will let go our lee braces and heave out ship to.
Inside of some safe harbour, not along side of you."
Then we let go our reefs boys and they hung to go.
We let go our topgallant sails and they did also.
He fired one shot after us, in hopes to prevail.
But the Bold Princess Royal soon showed him her tail.
He chaseded us and he chased-ed us throughout the long day.
He chased-ed us and he chased-ed us , but he could not no way.
He chased-ed us and he chased-ed us till night made him fail,
Then he rolled up his mizzen and straight bore away.
"Hurray!" cried the captain, "The priate has gone.
Go down to your grog boys, go down everyone.
Go down to your grog boys, and be of good cheer.
For while we have serum, brave boys never fear."
That's very helpful, thank you very much!
It seems like it would most likely be Barney Mckenna. He's the only member of the Dubs that plays the mandolin as far as I know.
John Sheehan played the mandolin on some tracks.
@@paulkinsella6536 - right. But i hear fiddle as well (John), so Barney plays the mandolin aud Ciaran the flute, I suppose.
lol and the fiddle and tin whistle
:) Thanking you. x
can anyone tell me if this song is on any cd please?
If Wikipedia is accurate, the only way you'll find it on CD is on some rare pressings of "At Home with The Dubliners".
Where Did came from? Kellyoneill I never heard this.
@kellyoneill I know you don't usually post lyrics but any chance you could for this song. I can't get them anywhere on the net?
iphonerose- Abraham Pebeyeh posted the lyric's, if no one else has.
Wow how does this have so few likes!
Id like a few hundred times.
The 6 dislikes on this song must be Pirates....they must be!! Arrrrr!!
Cross eyed pirates. Lol
My pleasure :)
yes, 100% unmistakeably Barney. Unique plectrum work.
Aren't the words supposed to be a bit different, like on the fourteenth and not the fifteenth of February, and forty and not fifty brave seamen?
No Bother :)
Im Not a 100% sure a friend sent it to me.
sigh....
hey,
not that i know of.